The Story Of My Life
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306807386 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 508 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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In The Story of My Life recounts, and reflects on, his more than fifty years as a corporate, labor, and criminal lawyer, including the most celebrated and notorious cases of his day: establishing the legal right of a union to strike in the Woodworkers' Conspiracy Case; exposing, on behalf of the United Mine Workers, the shocking conditions in the mines and the widespread use of child labor; defending Leopold and Loeb in the Chicago "thrill" murder case; defending a teacher's right to present the Darwinian theory of evolution in the famous Scopes trial; fighting racial hatred in the Sweet anti-Negro and the Scottsboro cases; and much more. Written in his disarming, conversational style, and full of refreshingly relevant views on capital punishment, civil liberties, and the judicial system, Darrow's autobiography is a fitting final summation of a remarkable life.
Five Stars a great addition to my home library; what a treasure!. Fighting the good fight. Darrow takes the reader through some of his most famous cases and explains the philosophy with which he approached his career and the law in general. Any reader interested in the history of the period should find his accounts fascinating: Eugene Debs, Joh. "THE FAMED DEFENSE LAWYER TELLS OF HIS LIFE, ALONG WITH HIS OPINIONS" according to Steven H Propp. Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-19THE FAMED DEFENSE LAWYER TELLS OF HIS LIFE, ALONG WITH HIS OPINIONS Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938) was an American lawyer (best known for his role in the Scopes "Monkey Trial") and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union; he also wrote books such as Crime: Its Cause and Treatment and Resist Not Evil. This. 8) was an American lawyer (best known for his role in the Scopes "Monkey Trial") and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union; he also wrote books such as Crime: Its Cause and Treatment and Resist Not Evil. This
Darrow (1857-1938) resigned from his lucrative job as chief counsel for the Chicago and North Western Railway to defend, without fee, Eugene V. Written in his disarming, conversational style, and full of refreshingly relevant views on capital punishment, civil liberties, and the judicial system, Darrow's autobiography is a fitting final summation of a remarkable life. From the Back Cover In 1894, disturbed by the blatant collusion between the courts and industry against labor during the Pullman Strike, Clarence S. In The Story of My Life he recounts, and reflects on, his more than fifty years as a corporate, labor, and criminal lawyer, including the most celebrated and notorious cases of his day: establishing the legal right of a
In 1894 Clarence S. Darrow (1857–1938) resigned from his lucrative job as chief counsel for the Chicago and North Western Railway to defend, without fee, Eugene V. This bold action—the first of many—marked the beginning of one of the most extraordinary and influential legal careers in American history.. Debs, president of